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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Huntspur, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Huntspur and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Huntspur:
    • 46.041705, -85.854286
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Huntspur
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Huntspur ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Carpenter Landing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Landing
    • Carpenter Landing is located in Luce County
  • Copenhagen Beach
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen Beach
    • Copenhagen Beach is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Evergreen Shores
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Shores
    • Evergreen Shores is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Gulliver
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hiawatha
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiawatha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
    • Hiawatha is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Inland
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inland
    • Inland is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Marks
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
    • Marks is located in Luce County
  • Minor Beach
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Beach
    • Minor Beach is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Sunset Beach
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
    • Sunset Beach is located in Schoolcraft County

How Far From Huntspur to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Huntspur to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Huntspur and extending to:

  • Saint Ignace, which is the Seat of Mackinac County, lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Huntspur to Saint Ignace, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 237 miles [381.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 666 miles [1,071.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,919 miles [9,525.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,666 miles [10,727.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,560 miles [7,338.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Huntspur. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Huntspur) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Huntspur. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0417, Longitude: -85.8543       In this case, the coordinates for Huntspur have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<5>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Huntspur to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.113 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.437 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.30 degrees.









 

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